http://news.scotsman.com/NewsFront.aspx?SectionID=7071 Get the latest breaking UK news headlines and video from Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Irealnd including updates on swine flu and the UK economy en-GB Copyright 2007, Johnston Press Plc jpnm.coordinator@jpress.co.uk jpnm.coordinator@jpress.co.uk NS http://news.scotsman.com/GetFeed.aspx?sectionid=7071&format=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:41:53 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://news.scotsman.com/template/group/images/rss/NS_rss.gif http://news.scotsman.com 281 70 http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Policeman-swept-to-death-rescuing.5845698.jp TRIBUTES were paid last night to a policeman who was swept to his death as raging floodwaters of "biblical proportions" demolished the bridge on which he had been sta http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Policeman-swept-to-death-rescuing.5845698.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/39Pirates-will-kill-us-in.5845883.jp A BRITISH couple being held hostage by Somali pirates said last night they fear they will be killed or handed to terrorists if a ransom is not paid soon. http://news.scotsman.com/uk/39Pirates-will-kill-us-in.5845883.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Swine-flu-Now-drugresistant-strain.5845635.jp HEALTH officials are probing the first British case of a drug-resistant strain of swine flu spreading from person to person. Doctors have already come across several strains o http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Swine-flu-Now-drugresistant-strain.5845635.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Top-EU-job-for-unknown.5845646.jp GORDON Brown has been accused of a stitch-up with French president Nicolas Sarkozy over the surprise appointment of Baroness Ashton as the European Union's foreign policy http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Top-EU-job-for-unknown.5845646.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Disabled-student-wins--access.5845691.jp A DISABLED teenager denied access to his bank because there was no wheelchair access yesterday won a landmark victory for disabled customers and £6,500 damages.. http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Disabled-student-wins--access.5845691.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/39Devoted39-husband-who-killed-wife.5845677.jp A "DEVOTED husband" who strangled his wife in his sleep walked free from court yesterday after prosecutors withdrew their case against him. http://news.scotsman.com/uk/39Devoted39-husband-who-killed-wife.5845677.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/House-prices-to-fall-in.5845629.jp HOUSE prices are predicted to fall next year as one of the country's biggest lenders warned of a rising unemployment prolonging the recession. http://news.scotsman.com/uk/House-prices-to-fall-in.5845629.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/39I39m-trapped-I39ve-told-mountain.5845638.jp JOHN Carlin, owner of the Allerdale Court Hotel in Cockermouth town centre: "I have lived here for 15 years and have never seen anything like it. At two o'clock, it wa http://news.scotsman.com/uk/39I39m-trapped-I39ve-told-mountain.5845638.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Analysis-Disorders-can-range-from.5845688.jp FOR most people, sleepwalking is a minor annoyance, affecting roughly 2 per cent of adults. But for some, the effects can range from the embarrassing to the outright dangerous http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Analysis-Disorders-can-range-from.5845688.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Underfire-MP-slams--39Harry.5845644.jp THE head of the Commons committee that deals with MPs' expenses abuse dismissed as "akin to Harry Potter" an allegation that his wife banned him from the constitu http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Underfire-MP-slams--39Harry.5845644.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Crowds-mourn-in-100th-ceremony.5845636.jp HUNDREDS of civilians and servicemen stood shoulder to shoulder in Wootton Bassett yesterday to pay their last respects to two heroes who died in Afghanistan. http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Crowds-mourn-in-100th-ceremony.5845636.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Tissue-of-lies-blew-apart.5845700.jp MICHAEL Brown had all the trappings of a highly successful international businessman – the private jet, an ocean-going yacht and a list of clients that he claimed included roy http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Tissue-of-lies-blew-apart.5845700.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Former-BBC-producer-jailed-for.5845682.jp A FORMER top BBC sports producer was jailed yesterday after being snared by a Scottish police force for amassing an extensive child porn library. http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Former-BBC-producer-jailed-for.5845682.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Owner-lifts-lid-on-historic.5845661.jp A CIGAR smoked by prime minister Winston Churchill as he planned D-Day has been unearthed – after being hidden for 66 years. http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Owner-lifts-lid-on-historic.5845661.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Fox-Tories-will-withdraw-UK.5845888.jp THE Conservatives have committed to end 70 years of history by withdrawing all troops from Germany. http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Fox-Tories-will-withdraw-UK.5845888.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Blind-see-again-with-bionic.5845660.jp BLIND people are being helped to see again with a "bionic" eye. http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Blind-see-again-with-bionic.5845660.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Turkey-steps-up-Fergie-inquiry.5845664.jp TURKISH officials have stepped up their campaign to prosecute the Duchess of York for her role in a documentary filmed undercover in their country. http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Turkey-steps-up-Fergie-inquiry.5845664.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/England39s-wettest-day-claims-policeman39s.5846190.jp THE emergency services were today braced for more heavy rain after England's wettest day on record claimed the life of a "heroic" policeman and left thousands coun http://news.scotsman.com/uk/England39s-wettest-day-claims-policeman39s.5846190.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Cashstrapped-UK-turns-to-pub.5845652.jp PUB food sales are booming in the economic downturn as cash-strapped Britons increasingly tuck into cut-price meal deals at their local bar, a new report showed yesterday. http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Cashstrapped-UK-turns-to-pub.5845652.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Tamifluresistant-swine-flu-spreads-in.5846226.jp FIVE patients diagnosed with Tamiflu-resistant swine flu at a Welsh hospital could be the world's first cases of person-to-person transmission of the strain. http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Tamifluresistant-swine-flu-spreads-in.5846226.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/1695-cost-of-a-family.5845671.jp THE average family of four will spend a whopping £1,695 on Christmas this year, a study revealed yesterday. Presents alone will cost a total of £606 while £321 will be spent http://news.scotsman.com/uk/1695-cost-of-a-family.5845671.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/British-Troops-may-leave-Germany.5846238.jp BRITISH troops could be withdrawn from Germany for good, nearly 70 years after the end of the Second World War, if the Conservatives win the general election, it was revealed http://news.scotsman.com/uk/British-Troops-may-leave-Germany.5846238.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Pirate-couple-tell-of-fears.5846139.jp THE British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates have appeared on camera for the first time since they were abducted. http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Pirate-couple-tell-of-fears.5846139.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Abracadabra--and-channel-is.5845633.jp A PAIR of British inventors inspired by Harry Potter have struck gold after inventing a TV remote control that looks like a wand. http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Abracadabra--and-channel-is.5845633.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Illegal-downloaders-face-being-cut.5845640.jp PEOPLE who illegally download music and films could have their internet connections slowed down or cut off under legislation unveiled yesterday. http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Illegal-downloaders-face-being-cut.5845640.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Children-in-Need-nets-20m.5846170.jp THE BBC Children in Need coffers today passed the £20 million mark after a galaxy of stars turned out for the annual charity fundraising television extravaganza. http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Children-in-Need-nets-20m.5846170.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Stone-Age-bones-and-tools.5845655.jp REMAINS of an ancient burial site on Skye, thought to date back to the Stone Age and uncovered during house-building work, are to be moved to a new position nearby. http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Stone-Age-bones-and-tools.5845655.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Britain39s-39lost-generation39-as-three.5842537.jp UNEMPLOYMENT is expected to hit three million in just over a year, according to stark figures which showed the UK was in line for a slow and painful recovery. http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Britain39s-39lost-generation39-as-three.5842537.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Body-found-in-search-for.5844304.jp A BODY was found today in the search for a hero police constable swept away when a bridge collapsed during the floods. http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Body-found-in-search-for.5844304.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:34:46 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk/In-pictures-Boy-gets-a.5843879.jp Three-year-old Jerrod comes off worst when his impatience gets the better of him as the Duchess of Cornwall receives a kiss from a young girl during a visit to the Freeman Fam http://news.scotsman.com/uk/In-pictures-Boy-gets-a.5843879.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:02:50 GMT